Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Ubasute yama - Learn from a Story
  Ubasute yama is one of the Japanese folktales. Uba means elderly woman and sute means to throw away or discard. 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wagamamana otonosama ga imashita.Sono otonosama wa toshiyori ga daikirai deshita.Aru hi, tonosama wa, kerai ni kunijuu ni tatefuda o tatete murabito ni konna koto o meijimashita.Rokujuu o sugita toshiyori wa yama ni suteru beshi. Shitagawanai ie wa mina goroshi.Daremo ga, iejuu no mono ga korosareru no o osorete, shikatanaku tonosama nno meirei ni shitagaimashita.Sate, sono mura de toshioita hahaoya o kakaeta wakamono ga ori,Musuko yo. Watashi wa rokujuu desu, Yama ni sutete okure.Okaasan. Sonna hidoi koto wa dekimasen.Tonari no ie no obaasan mo, mae no ie no ojiisan mo, mou yama ni suteraremashita. Nayamanakutemo ii desu yo.Wakamono wa, shibushibu hahaoya o senaka ni seou to, yama o noborimashita ga, yahari haha o yama ni okizarini suru koto wa dekizu, hahaoya o seotte, yoru kossori ie ni modori, soshite, ura no naya ni kakushimashita.         Suujitsu tatta hi no koto, tonosama wa, murabito ni hai no nawa o tsukuru you meijimashita.Okaasan. Otonosama ga hai no nawa o tsukure to no koto desu. Yattemimashita ga dekimasen. Daremo dekinai to, nengu ga takaku narimasu.Musuko yo. Sore wa kantan desu yo. Oshiete agemashou.Musuko wa, iwareta toori, waranawa no wa o tsukuru to, sore o shiomizu no naka ni ire, kawakashite moyashi, dekita hai no nawa o shinchou ni tonosama no tokoro ni motte ikimashita.         Onushi, nakanaka yaru na. Yokarou. Soredewa, mou sukoshi muzukashii mondai o dasou. Kore wa ippon no bou de aru. Dochira ga ne no hou de, dochira ga eda no hou ka, ichiryoujitsu ni, hakkiri sasenasai.Wakamono wa, bou o ie ni mochikaerimashita ga, tohouni kure, haha ni tazunemashita.Kantan desu yo. Mizu no haitta oke o motte kinasai.Musuko wa oke o youi shi, bou o mizu no naka ni iremashita.Mite goran. Shita ni aru hou ga nekko de, uita hou ga eda desu yo.Wakamono wa tonosama no mae de, kotae o iimashita.         Yaru na. Soredewa ichiban muzukashii mondai o dasou. Tatakanakutemo oto ga deru taiko o tsukutte kinasai.Wakamono wa massaona kao o shite taiko o kakaete ie ni modoru to, haha ni tasuke o motomemashita.Totemo kantan desu yo. Yama de hachi o suuhiki tsukamaete kinasai.Hahaoya wa, sukoshi taiko no kawa o yurumeru to, hachi o sono naka ni ire, mata kawa o shimemashita. Taiko ga oto o tatehajimemashita.Wakamono wa oto no suru taiko o tonosama ni watashimashita.Maitta. Sochi wa hitori de mittsu no nandai o toita no ka.Otonosama, jitsu o moushimasu to, mondai o toita nowa, watashi dewa naku, hahaoya desu. Otonosama wa, toshiyori o yama ni suteru you meijimashita. Demo watashi wa, sonoyouna zankokuna koto wa dekimasendeshita. Haha o naya ni kakushimashita. Toshiyori wa karada wa yoyaku natte mo, wakai mono yori monoshiri desu.Tonosama wa shibaraku kangaete,Sono toori dana. Washi ga machigatteita. Mou toshiyori o yama ni suteru nowa yosou.Sorekara sono kuni wa otoshiyori o taisetsuni suru ku   ni ni narimashita.         Vocabulary         mukashi mukashi æËâãâ¬â¦ --- once upon a timewagamama ãâ ã Å'ã  ¾Ã£  ¾ --- selfishtoshiyori Ã¥ ¹ ´Ã£âËãâÅ  --- an old persondaikirai Ã¥ ¤ §Ã¥ «Å'ã â --- to hatearu hi ã âãââ¹Ã¦â" ¥ --- one daykerai Ã¥ ® ¶Ã¦  ¥ -- a followertatefuda ç «â¹Ã¦Å"  --- a signmurabito æ âä º º --- a villagermeijiru å⠽ã Ëãââ¹ --- to orderyama Ã¥ ± ± --- a mountainsuteru æ  ¨Ã£  ¦Ã£ââ¹ --- to throw awayshitagau Ã¥ ¾âã â  --- to followkorosu æ ® ºÃ£ ⢠--- to killosoreru æ  ãâÅ'ãââ¹ --- to get scaredshikatanaku ä »â¢Ã¦â" ¹Ã£  ªÃ£   --- reluctantly; unwillinglywakamono è⹠¥Ã¨â¬â¦ --- the youthmusuko æ  ¯Ã¥   --- a sonokaasan ã Šæ ¯ ã â¢Ã£ââ --- a motherhidoi ã  ²Ã£  ©Ã£ â --- terribletonari ã  ¨Ã£  ªÃ£âÅ  --- the house next doorobaasan ã Šã  °Ã£ âã â¢Ã£ââ --- an old womanojiisan ã Šã Ëã âã â¢Ã£ââ --- an old mannayamu æ⠩ãâ⬠--- to be worried; to be distre   ssedshibu shibu ã â"ã  ¶Ã£ â"ã  ¶ --- reluctantlysenaka èÆ'Å'ä ¸  --- a backseou èÆ'Å'è ²  Ã£ â  --- to carrynoboru ç⢠»Ã£ââ¹ --- to climbyahari ãââã  ¯Ã£âÅ  --- as expectedokizari ç ½ ®Ã£  åŽ »Ã£âÅ  --- leave; desertyoru Ã¥ ¤Å" --- a nightkossori ã âã  £Ã£  ãâÅ  --- secretlyura è £  --- backnaya ç ´ Ã¥ ±â¹ --- a shedkakusu éš  Ã£ ⢠--- to hidesuujitsu æ⢠°Ã¦â" ¥ ---à   several dayshai ç  ° --- ashnawa ç ¸â --- a ropetsukuru ã  ¤Ã£  ãââ¹ --- to makeneijiru ã  ã Ëãââ¹ --- to twistnengu Ã¥ ¹ ´Ã¨ ² ¢ --- a tributetakai é «Ëã â --- expensivekantan ç ° ¡Ã¥ Ë --- easyoshieru æâ¢â¢Ã£ Ëãââ¹ --- to teachwa è ¼ ª --- a ringshiomizu Ã¥ ¡ ©Ã¦ ° ´ --- salt waterkawakasu ä ¹ ¾Ã£ â¹Ã£ ⢠--- to drymoyasu Ã§â¡Æ'ãââã ⢠--- to burnshinchou æâ¦Å½Ã©â¡  --- carefullymou sukoshi ãââã â Ã¥ °âã â" --- a little moremuzukashii é⺠£Ã£ â"ã â --- difficultmondai Ã¥â   ¢ é ¡Å' --- a problemippon ä ¸â¬Ã¦Å" ¬ --- onebou æ £â --- a stickne æ   ¹ --- a rooteda æž  --- a branchhakkiri ã  ¯Ã£  £Ã£  ãâÅ  --- clearlyie Ã¥ ® ¶ --- hometohou ni kureru éâ¬âæâ" ¹Ã£  «Ã¦Å¡ ®Ã£âÅ'ãââ¹ --- to be at a losstazuneru Ã¥ °â¹Ã£  ãââ¹ --- to askoke æ ¡ ¶ --- a pailyoui suru ç⠨æâ ã â¢Ã£ââ¹ --- to prepareichiban ä ¸â¬Ã§â¢ ª --- the firsttataku ã Ÿã Ÿã   --- to hitoto éŸ ³ ---à   noisetaiko Ã¥ ¤ ªÃ© ¼â --- a drummassao çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã© â --- palekakaeru æŠ ±Ã£ Ëãââ¹ --- to holdyurumeru ç · ©Ã£â ãââ¹ --- to loosenshimeru ç ·  Ã£â ãââ¹ --- to fastennandai é⺠£Ã© ¡Å' --- a difficult problemzankoku æ ®â¹Ã©â¦ · --- cruelmonoshiri çⰠ©Ã§Å¸ ¥Ã£âÅ  --- a knowledgeable personmachigau éâ"âé â¢Ã£ â  --- to make a mistaketaisetsu Ã¥ ¤ §Ã¥Ëâ¡ --- importantkuni å⺠½ --- a country         Grammar         (1) Prefix Ma         Ma çÅ"Ÿ is a prefix to emphasize the noun that comes after ma.makka çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã¨ µ ¤ --- bright redmasshiro çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã§â¢ ½ --- pure whitemassao çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã© â --- deep bluemakkuro çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã© »â --- black as inkmanatsu çÅ"Ÿå ¤  --- the middle of summermassaki çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã¥â¦Ë --- at the very firstmakkura çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã¦Å¡â" --- pitch-darkmapputatsu çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã¤ ºÅ'ã  ¤ --- right in two         (2) Counters         Every language has a different way of counting objects; the Japanese use counters. They are similar to English expressions such as a cup of ~, a sheet of ~ and so on. There are a variety of counters, often based on the shape of the object. Counters are attached directly to a number (e.g. ni-hai, san-mai). Following the next couple of paragraphs, I have included counters for the following categories: objects, duration, animals, frequency, order, people and others.         Objects         When combining a number with a counter, the pronunciation of the number or the counter might change. Click the link for each counter to learn about the phonetic change.         hon æÅ" ¬ --- Long, cylindrical objects: trees, pens, etc.         mai æžš --- Flat, thin objects: paper, stamps, dishes, etc.         ko Ã¥â¬â¹ --- Broad category of small and compact objects         hai æ  ¯ --- Liquid in cups, glasses, bowls, etc.         satsu Ã¥â Å  --- Bound objects: books, magazines, etc.         dai Ã¥  ° --- Vehicles, machines etc.         kai 階 --- The floor of a building         ken ä » ¶ --- Houses, buildings         soku è ¶ ³ --- Pairs of footwear: sock, shoes, etc.         tsuu éâ¬Å¡ --- Letters         Click here to learn the Japanese Counting Song Ippon demo Ninjin.    
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